Tall willow thickets return to northern Yellowstone
Abstract Northern Yellowstone National Park provides an example of passive restoration, as wetlands and riparian areas there lost most tall willows in the 20th century, due to intensive herbivory by elk (Cervus canadensis). Following large carnivore restoration in the late 1990s, elk numbers decreas...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2020-05-01
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Series: | Ecosphere |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3115 |